Jules Edouard Roine, The Lincoln Tribute Book, 1st ed.

Description

Horatio S. Krans edited The Lincoln Tribute Book for the 1909 Centenary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.

In addition to the collection of tributes from various writings, the volume features a biography of the artist and explanation of the history of the medal. The silver medal is inserted in cardboard in the center of the volume. This release was a follow-up to Jules Edouard Roine’s The Lincoln Centennial Medal of the previous year.

Sunned; light foxing; light edge wear; else very good.

Krans, Horatio S., ed. THE LINCOLN TRIBUTE BOOK. APPRECIATIONS BY STATESMEN, MEN OF LETTERS, AND POETS AT HOME AND ABROAD, TOGETHER WITH A LINCOLN CENTENARY MEDAL FROM THE SECOND DESIGN MADE FOR THE OCCASION BY ROINE. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1909. 1st edition, frontispiece, illustrations, (Monaghan-1763).